Hello Andrea, Here's a poetry exercise using a scroll. I have had good results with this -- especially with regard to engaging reluctant readers. The poem is by Edna St. Vincent Millay. It's pretty wide open -- lots of opportunityies for connections and inferences. There are four documents in the set: * http://www.textmapping.org/millayScrollPages.pdf * http://www.textmapping.org/millayInstructions.pdf * http://www.textmapping.org/millayLayout.pdf * http://www.textmapping.org/bioMillay.pdf
Scrolls are an excellent format for engaging students -- very hands on, very multisensory, very supportive of cooperative learning and discussion. You can read more about scrolls here: * http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html * http://www.textmapping.org/scrolls.html * http://www.textmapping.org/benefits.html If you try this, please let me know how it works for you and your students. Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANDREA B LOCKHART" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators > > Hi, > > I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been > coming through. I am currently teaching 6th/7th/8th grade remedial reading > (students who are not served through special ed but who are below grade > level readers regardless). Many students coming into the class have such a > negative attitude towards reading --something that I continually work > toward > changing. Does anyone have any ideas for motivating or interesting lessons > that are geared toward middle schoolers--lesson ideas/reading topics/"real > world" reading/fun reading/vocabulary games that might interest them? I > have > a solid base for my everyday plans, but when students lack motivation, > it's > difficult to interest and engage them sometimes. Any > ideas/advice/suggestions? > > Thanks, > Andrea Lockhart > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
